Careers

Description

Logitech is the Sweet Spot for people who want their actions to have a positive global impact while having the flexibility to do it in their own way.

The Role:

Logitech is looking for an experienced software project manager for the Logi Software Organization with passion for products for gaming and personal workspace.  You will be a critical part of a team to develop and implement successful software development projects in a fast-paced environment.  

You will be responsible for several software projects dealing with deploying exceptional experience in Logitech’s product line. You will drive the delivery of features and functionality on Logitech’s desktop and mobile applications. 

As part of a team of technical project and program managers, you will work closely not only with Engineering, QA, Embedded Software, Architects, but also with Product Management,  and the Design team defining the user experience.  You will be expected to contribute ideas and provide constructive feedback on the ideas of others. You will do this by leveraging your technical expertise and a network of experts in the engineering team.

Your Contribution:

Move fast. Speak up. Decide and own. Drive change. Exceed customer needs. These are some of the winning behaviors you’ll need for success at Logitech. In this role you will:

• Be the representative of the Software organization and a bridge of our Taiwan site and the rest of the organization.

• Be the Scrum Master in Scrum teams, lead multiple teams to apply the Scrum framework, and guide teams to use best practices in Scrum.

• Drive, and Coordinate Backlog grooming, Planning, Demo, retrospective, and daily stand-ups.

• Work with the Product Owners to manage backlog and requests.

• Resolve issues and remove all obstacles for Scrum teams.

• Own and Manage Project schedule and deliverables.

• Apply knowledge in Software Product Life Cycle and different software development methodologies.

• Actively manage risks, help to have creative mitigation and contingency plans.

• Report and communicate on a regular basis; escalate when project goals are at risk. This includes regular reporting of project status to key stakeholders, Business Group leaders through management review meetings and Gate meetings as prescribed by internal development processes.

• Build strong relationship with our key partners and stakeholders such as Design, Product Marketing, Engineering and QA

• Support processes and tools that standardize software development activities to increase effectiveness and efficiency.

• Identify Process inefficiencies and suggest and implement improvements.

Key Qualifications:

For consideration, you must bring the following minimum skills and behaviors to our team:

• 6+ years experience in Software Development in the consumer electronics industry with demonstrated expertise in project management methodologies.

• Excellent knowledge of Scrum principles.

• Must understand the connection between Hardware, embedded software and software.

• Understand users' needs and the importance of quality.

• Excellent knowledge of Software Project Management Standard, Development Cycle.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent planning & organization skills - extremely self organizing.

• Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work across organizations and geographies and interact, influence and negotiate effectively with all levels of management.

Preferred skills:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

• Experience with system level engineering.

• Experience working closely with firmware and hardware products.

Education:

• BS/MS in engineering and/or computer science and prior experience as a software engineer in consumer product development.

Travel requirements: 

• Once a quarter. 

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